LEVC TX
Registered from 2018 to 2023.
About this model
The LEVC TX is a purpose-built hackney carriage manufactured by the British commercial vehicle maker London EV Company (LEVC), a subsidiary of the Chinese carmaker Geely. It is the latest in a succession of purpose-built hackney carriages produced by LEVC and various predecessor entities. The LEVC TX is a plug-in hybrid range-extender electric vehicle.
From the Wikipedia article LEVC TX, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2019 1.5 hybrid. 209 of 4,062 tests failed, 5%.
Better than 87% of 2019 cars. The typical one fails 9%, across 908 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 38% | 79 |
| Visibility | 33% | 70 |
| Brakes | 26% | 55 |
| Suspension | 22% | 45 |
| Steering | 10% | 21 |
| Lights and electrics | 4% | 9 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 90% of 2019 cars — 22% of its 209 failed tests, where an ordinary 2019 car has 7%.
- Steering: failed more often than 97% of 2019 cars — 10% of its 209 failed tests, where an ordinary 2019 car has 1%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 38% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Brakes — 26% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 22% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Steering — 10% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Visibility — 33% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 7% of its inspections, against the 16% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 3% | 9% | 123 | |
| 40–60k miles | 2% | 12% | 452 | |
| 60–80k miles | 6% | 14% | 1,011 | |
| 80–100k miles | 6% | 14% | 1,119 | |
| 100–120k miles | 6% | 16% | 779 | |
| 120–140k miles | 5% | 17% | 365 | |
| 140–160k miles | 7% | 16% | 117 | |
| 160–180k miles | 7% | — | 45 |
4,011 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.5 hybrid · 2305 kg · 2985 mm wheelbase · 0.8 L/100km (WLTP) · 199 Wh/km |
| 2018 | 1.5 hybrid · 86 hp · 2285 kg · 2987 mm wheelbase · 0.8 L/100km (WLTP) · 245 Wh/km |